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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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O-mĭs'sĭve, a. p. 911Leaving out; omitting. [Rare.] Stackhouse.O-mĭs'sĭve-ly, adv. p. 911By leaving out.O-mĭt', v. t. p. 911To let fall; to leave out; not to insert or name; to drop. These personal comparisons I omit. Bacon. 2. Hence, to pass by; to forbear to perform or to make use of; to neglect. Her father omitted…O-mĭt'tançe, n. p. 911Act of omitting, or state of being omitted; forbearance; neglect. [Obs.] Shak.O-mit'ter, n. p. 911One who omits; a neglecter. The omitters thereof should not mutually censure each other. Fuller.ŏm'ni-bŭs, n. p. 911A large four-wheeled carriage, conveniently arranged to carry many people; especially, a large carriage with seats running lengthwise, used for conveying passengers a short distance, in a city, or…ŏm'ni-cor-pō're-al, a. p. 911Comprehending or including all bodies; embracing all substance. [Obs.] Cudworth.Om-nī'e-ty, n. p. 911†That which is all-pervading or all-comprehensive; hence, the Deity. [Rare.] Omniety formed nullity into an essence. Browne.Om'ni-fā'ri-oŭs, a. p. 911Of all varieties, forms, or kinds. His wit, acuteness, and omnifarious learning found stuff to work on. Coleridge.Om-nīf'er-ōus, a. p. 911All-bearing; producing all kinds.Om-nif'ic, a. p. 911All-creating. Thou deep, peace! Said then the omnific word; your discord end. Milton.Ōm'nĭ-fōrm, a. p. 911Having every form or shape.Ōm'ni-fōrm'i-ty, n. p. 911Quality of having every form.Om'ni-fy, v. t. p. 911To render universal; to enlarge. [Rare.] Omnify the disputed point into a transcendent, and you may defy the opponent to lay hold of it. Coleridge.Om-nĭg'e-nōus, a. p. 911Consisting of all kinds.ŏm'ni-grāph, n. p. 911A pantograph. [Rare.]Ōm'nī-pā'ri-ent, a. p. 911Producing all things; all-producing.Ōm'ni-pār'i-ty, n. p. 911General equality.Om-nīp'a-rous, a. p. 911Producing all things; omni-parent.Ōm'ni-per-cip'i-ence or Ōm'ni-per-cip'i-en-cy, n. p. 911Perception of every thing.Ōm′ni-per-cĭp′i-ent, a. p. 911Perceiving every thing.Om-nĭp'/o-tence or Om-nĭp'/o-ten-cy, n. p. 911The state of being omnipotent; hence, one who is omnipotent. Will Omnipotence neglect to save The suffering virtue of the wise and brave? Pope.Om-nĭp'o-tent, a. p. 911Possessing unlimited power; all-powerful; as, the Being that can create worlds must be omnipotent. 2. Having unlimited power of a particular kind; as, omnipotent love. Shak. The Omnipotent, the…Om-nĭp'o-tent-ly, adv. p. 911In an omnipotent manner; with almighty power.Ōm'ni-prēz'ence, n. p. 911Presence in every place at the same time; unbounded or universal presence; ubiquity; — an attribute peculiar to God.Ōm'ni-prē'sen-cy, n. p. 911Omnipresence. [Obs.]Ōm'ni-prēz'ent, a. p. 911Present in all places at the same time; ubiquitary; as, the omnipresent Jehovah.Ōm'ni-pre-sen'tial, a. p. 911Implying universal presence. [Rare.] South.Ōm'ni-prēv'a-lent, a. p. 911Prevalent every where or entirely; all-prevalent. “The Earl of Warwick, omniprevalent at court in the declining of his co-rival, the Duke of Somerset.” Fuller.Om-nīs'cience, n. p. 911The quality of being omniscient;— an attribute peculiar to God.Om-nīs'ci-en-cy, n. p. 911Omniscience. [Obs.]Om-nīs'cient, a. p. 911Having universal knowledge, or knowledge of all things; infinitely knowing; all-seeing; as, the omniscient God.Om-nīs'cient-ly, adv. p. 911By omniscience.Om-nīs'ciōus, a. p. 911All-knowing. [Obs.] Hakewill.Ōm'ni-spĕc'tive, a. p. 911Beholding every thing; capable of seeing all things. [Rare.] “Great, omniscient, omnispective Power!” Boyce.Ōm'ni-ūm, n. p. 911(Finance.) The value taken as an average of the different stocks in which a loan to government is funded. [Eng.] Eng. Cyc.Ōm'ni-ūm-gāth'er-ūm, n. p. 911A miscellaneous collection of things or persons; a confused mixture; a medley. [Colloq.]Om-nĭv'a-gant, a. p. 911Wandering any where and every where.Om-nĭv'o-rōus, a. p. 911All-devouring; eating every thing indiscriminately.O-mōg'ra-phy, n. p. 911A method of representing objects, intended to be a substitute for engraving, lithography, and painting.Ōm'o-plāte, n. p. 911(Anat.) The shoulder-blade or scapula.ŏm'phā-cīne, a. p. 911Pertaining to, or expressed from, unripe fruit. Omphacine oil, or omphacine, a viscous brown juice extracted from green olives, with which the wrestlers in the ancient gymnastic exercises used to…Om-phāl'ic, a. p. 912Pertaining to the navel.Ŏm'pha-lo-çēle', n. p. 912(Med.) A rupture at the navel. Coxe.Ōm'pha-lōde, n. p. 912(Anat.) The navel. [Rare.] 2. (Bot.) The central part of the hilum of a seed, through which the nutrient vessels pass to the endosperm. Ogilvie.Ōm'pha-lo-mān'cy, n. p. 912Divination by means of the navel of a child, to learn how many more children its mother may have. Crabb.Ōm'pha-lōp'sy-chīte, n. p. 912(Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect which pretended to derive pleasure from sitting with their eyes fixed on the navel. Bib. Repos. ii. 249.Ŏm'pha-lōp'ter or Ŏm'pha-lōp'tie, n. p. 912An optical glass that is convex on both sides; a double-convex lens. [Obs.] Hutton.Ŏm'pha-lŏt'o-my, n. p. 912(Surg.) The operation of dividing the navel-string.Ōm'pha-zīte, n. p. 912(Min.) A foliated, leek-green variety of pyroxene. Dana.Ō'my, a. p. 912Mellow, as land. [Obs.] Ray.Ōn, prep. p. 912At, or in contact with, the surface or upper part of a thing, and supported by it; placed or lying in contact with the surface; as, my book is on the table; the table stands on the floor; the house…Ōn, adv. p. 912Forward, in progression; onward; as, move on; go on. 2. Forward, in succession; as, from father to son, from the son to the grandson, and so on. 3. In continuance; without interruption or ceasing…Ŏn'a-ger, n. p. 912(Zoöl.) The wild ass (Equus asinus), a soliped, pachydermatous mammal, originally inhabiting the great deserts of Central Asia, and still found there in its wild state. 2. (Antiq.) A military engine…Ō'nan-ism, n. p. 912The crime of self-pollution; masturbation.Once (wŭns), adv. p. 912At one time; on one occasion, and one only. Trees that bear mast are fruitful but once in two years. Bacon. 2. At one former time; formerly. My soul had once some foolish fondness for thee; But hence…Ŏnçe, n. p. 912(Zoöl.) A digitigrade, carnivorous mammal, of the cat kind; the ounce. See OUNCE.On-cĭd'i-ŭm, n. p. 912(Bot.) A genus of orchideous plants, the flower of one species of which (O. papilio) resembles a butterfly. Baird.On-cŏt'o-my, n. p. 912(Surg.) The opening of an abscess with a cutting instrument, or the removal of a tumor. [Written also onkotomy.] Dunglison.On dit p. 912They say, or it is said; hence, as a noun, a flying report; as, it is a mere on dit.